Badminton player Yamaguchi helping clean up in the stricken area of heavy rain Kumamoto July 17, 18:50
Akane Yamaguchi, a badminton girl who belongs to a team that has a practice base in Kumamoto Prefecture, which was severely damaged by record heavy rain, visited the disaster area with teammates on the 17th and helped with cleaning up.
Yamaguchi players visited the Wata district of Kuma village, Kumamoto prefecture. The Watari district, which stretches along the Kuma River, was severely damaged by the heavy rain that flooded many houses with water.
The badminton club of the Re-Spring Museum, where Yamaguchi, who is sure to be a representative of the Tokyo Olympic badminton girls, belongs, has a practice base in Mashiki Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, and 25 people including athletes and employees from the morning on the 17th I visited a damaged house and helped sweep the mud that had accumulated inside the house.
Toshihiko Imamura (77), a resident, said, “I was soaked in water near the ceiling on the second floor, and I couldn't touch it. It would be very helpful for me to come to help me from a distance.”
Yamaguchi said, “I think it's very difficult for everyone, so I participated in the hope that I could help myself. Even if I put mud in and out, I felt that it was a tough task. I will continue to have courage through badminton. I hope I can be energized."